Cave City, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,090

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.7%

5.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,800

20.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Cave City, AR is home to a population of 2.09k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.48% of Cave City, AR residents were born outside of the country (31 people).

In 2024, there were 40.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.93k people) in Cave City, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 White (Hispanic) and 39 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Cave City, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cave City, AR was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cave City, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cave City, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.93k ± 392
White (Hispanic)
48 ± 71
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
39 ± 50

3.01%

Hispanic Population

63 people

3.01% of the people in Cave City, AR are hispanic (63 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cave City, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Foreign-Born Population

1.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

1.35%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

26 people

As of 2024, 1.48% of Cave City, AR residents (31 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cave City, AR was 1.35%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cave City, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
37 ± 29
Gulf War (2001-)
10 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
6 ± 15

Cave City, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cave City, AR.

Economy

The economy of Cave City, AR employs 758 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cave City, AR were Manufacturing (126 people), Construction (122 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($87,667), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,083), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,274).

Employment

Occupations

758

2024 Value

± 159

16.4%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cave City, AR grew at a rate of 16.4%, from 651 employees to 758 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cave City, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (121 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (92 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (87 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cave City, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

758

2024 Value

± 159

16.4%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cave City, AR grew at a rate of 16.4%, from 651 employees to 758 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cave City, AR, are Manufacturing (126 people), Construction (122 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cave City, AR, though some of these residents may live in Cave City, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,685

Median earning men ± $11,507

$25,625

Median earning women ± $8,517

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,583), Construction ($70,804), and Manufacturing ($55,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,274), Public Administration ($43,750), and Manufacturing ($30,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cave City, AR was $120,700 in 2024, which is 0.363 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $119,900 to $120,700, a 0.667% increase. The homeownership rate in Cave City, AR is 56.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cave City, AR have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cave City, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$120,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,700

$433

Median Property Taxes

±$129

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cave City, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cave City, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.1% of the housing units in Cave City, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cave City, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,800

Median Household Income

± $12,238

772

Number of Households

± 153

In 2024, the median household income of the 772 households in Cave City, AR grew to $49,800 from the previous year's value of $41,250.

The following chart displays the households in Cave City, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cave City, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.6%)
Carpooled (12.5%)
Worked At Home (1.98%)

In 2024, 84.6% of workers in Cave City, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (1.98%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cave City, AR have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.808% of the workforce in Cave City, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cave City, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cave City, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cave City, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cave City, AR (399 out of 2.02k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cave City, AR is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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